Sunday, January 5, 2020

The Girl - Original Writing - 901 Words

Once upon a time there was a young Vietnamese girl who was beautiful and loved by everyone, especially her grandmother. When she turned fifteen, her grandmother gave her a bright white silk Ao Dai. It was the most elegant dress in all of Vietnam, so she wore it to school everyday. Even though every other girl worn similar white Ao Dai’s, she was given the name ‘Little White Bride.’ One day before school, her mother asked her to bring her grandmother the honeycomb cake they made the night before, but she knew the journey would be dangerous. Her mother warned her of the hostile men that would go to any lengths to get a girl to get into a van with them, so men in China could have beautiful young brides. However the girl was brave, maybe a little too brave, and shrugged it off. So she left her house with the cake and her schoolbooks and started her walk into the country. Her grandmother lived only fifteen minutes away near the rice fields, so she didn’t feel a need to rush. As she walked past an abandoned field, a young boy who looked about the same age as her was riding up behind her on a rickety old bike. He was coming straight towards her with a surprised look on his face. He slowed down and said â€Å"You know how dangerous it is for a girl of your age and beauty to be out here all alone?† â€Å"Yes, but I’m not worried, I’ve only run into you so far and you don’t look scary. Plus I’m already half way to my grandmother’s house.† â€Å"Is the house with the green roof yourShow MoreRelatedThe Girl - Original Writing1338 Words   |  6 Pagesdoor and slept for an entire two hours? That is convincing.† The girl didn’t buy his apologize. She sniffed, folded her arms, with a disdainful expression on her pretty face. â€Å"Now, get lost!† She shouted. He looked up at the sky, it was completely dark. The alley became windy and freezing, but the girl only wore a plaid shirt and a tapered jeans. 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